Monthly Archive: May 2017
shawn
May 25, 2017
Ex-Mo Stuff
In the first article in this series I shared my story about confession to so-called “priesthood leaders” and other topics. Today, let’s turn to speaking about sexual values directly. The need for a moral framework It’s impossible to properly reason…
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shawn
May 22, 2017
Ex-Mo Stuff
Most of this blog has been quite focused on what “the truth” is, and the nature of religious experiences. However, after a recent gathering of secular “ex-Mormons” that I attended in Canberra, and several other discussions with various people over…
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shawn
May 9, 2017
Content Exchanges
December 2020 update: I wrote this article over 3 years ago and it has surprisingly been read by over 3000 people in these 3 years. Since writing, the links I used have died, it seems Jake has taken down that…
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shawn
May 3, 2017
Content Exchanges
Continuing my content exchange with a Mormon friend, I now give a review to the video found here (100 Reasons Why Evolution Is STUPID! – Kent Hovind) High level summary of my response This video was tedious and painful to watch.…
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shawn
May 2, 2017
Content Exchanges
The next piece of the content exchange that I agreed to do with my friend was Alma 30, from the Book of Mormon. My memory of the exact content of each chapter is a bit rusty, but I suspected this…
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shawn
May 1, 2017
Content Exchanges
So recently another friend and I arranged a “content exchange” — we both give each other something to read and after reading it I provide some commentary about what I read. In this case my friend gave me three distinct…
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